FA Tom Bridinger 

 

Wasn't aboard very long, I think he was on his second OS patrol in late summer of 1971 when he broke a bone, and had to be sent away on medivac via a commercial ship passsing enroute to Boston. I do remember he was from California and lived not from from our XO, LCdr Demming. Click next to see a photo of SEB-1 carrying him to the freighter.